Impatiens plant named ‘Butly Depink’

ABSTRACT

An  Impatiens  cultivar particularly distinguished by large deep-pink flowers, large leaves, good vigor, and a branching and trailing habit is disclosed.

Genus and species: Impatiens walleriana×Impatiens pseudoviola.

Variety denomination: ‘Butly Depink’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar ofimpatiens, botanically known as Impatiens walleriana×Impatienspseudoviola, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘ButlyDepink’. The new cultivar originated from a hybridization made in theyear 2003 in Andijk, The Netherlands. The female parent was ‘IMY-97-3’,an unpatented proprietary impatiens line having cherry-colored flowers,while the male parent was ‘SPZ-1-21’, a lavender-flowered unpatentedproprietary impatiens line.

The new cultivar was created in 2003 in Andijk, The Netherlands and hasbeen asexually reproduced repeatedly by vegetative cuttings and tissueculture in Gilroy, Calif. and Andijk, The Netherlands over a one and ahalf year period. The plant has also been trialed at Gilroy, Calif.,Litchfield, Mich. and Andijk, The Netherlands. The present invention hasbeen found to retain its disctinctive characteristics through successiveasexual propagations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of this new cultivar when grown under normalhorticultural practices in Gilroy, Calif. and Andijk, The Netherlands.

-   -   1. Deep pink flowers;    -   2. Good branching and good vigor; and    -   3. A trailing habit.

DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPH

This new Impatiens plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographwhich shows overall plant habit including blooms, buds, and foliage ofthe plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained byconventional photographic procedures. The photograph is of three fourand a half month-old plants grown in an 8- inch pot in Andijk, TheNetherlands in a greenhouse in a late winter/spring trial setting.

The accompanying photograph shows overall plant habit including blooms,buds and foliage; the inset shows mature inflorescences.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctivecharacteristics of ‘Butly Depink’. The data which defines thesecharacteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out inGilroy, Calif. The plant history was taken on 12-week-old plants grownin 4-inch pots in a poly-covered greenhouse in the early summer season.Color readings were taken under natural light in the greenhouse. Colorreferences are primarily to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The RoyalHorticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2001). Texture descriptiondetails were observed under a dissecting microscope.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

-   Classification:    -   -   Botanical.—Impatiens walleriana×Impatiens pseudoviola.        -   Common name.—Impatiens.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—‘IMY-97-3’ proprietary line (unpatented).        -   Male parent.—‘SPZ-1-21’ proprietary line (unpatented).-   Growth:    -   -   Form.—Slightly upright and semi-trailing.        -   Growth and branching habit.—Good branching; vigorous;            pinching of the terminal apices enhances branching and            floriferousness.        -   Height (from soil level to top of blooms).—10-15 cm.        -   Width (including flowers).—15-20 cm.        -   Time to produce a finished flowering plant.—8-10 weeks for a            4-inch pot.        -   Outdoor plant performance.—Does well in afternoon shade; is            free-flowering through the spring, summer and fall; has some            heat tolerance; use in hanging baskets, mixed containers,            and window boxes.        -   Time to initiate and develop roots.—10-21 days.        -   Root description.—Fibrous, fleshy, and white.-   Leaves:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate, whorls.        -   Length.—3.5-5.0 cm.        -   Width.—2.7-3.3 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Margin.—Crenate with one ciliate at each lobe.        -   Apex.—Acute.        -   Base.—Attenuate.        -   Color.—Upper surface: Closest to RHS 147A. Lower surface:            RHS 147B.        -   Texture.—Glabrous.        -   Venation.—Pinnate.        -   Venation color.—RHS 144A.        -   Petiole.—Length: 1.0-1.5 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm. Color: RHS            144A. Texture: Glabrous.-   Stems:    -   -   Length.—7.0-14.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.4-0.5 cm.        -   Internode length.—1.0-2.0 cm.        -   Color.—RHS 146D.        -   Texture.—Glabrous.        -   Stem anthocyanin.—Present in small, light irregular            blotches, reddish brown.        -   Pedicel.—Length: 3.0-3.4 cm. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Color: RHS            144C. Texture: Glabrous. Anthocyanin: Present in small,            light irregular blotches, reddish brown.        -   Peduncle.—Length: 3.1-3.5 cm. Diameter: 0.1-0.15 cm. Color:            RHS 144C. Texture: Glabrous.-   Flower buds:    -   -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Diameter.—0.6-0.9 cm.        -   Length.—0.8-1.1 cm.        -   Color at tight bud.—RHS N66C.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous and freely all through the            spring, summer and fall.        -   Inflorescence type.—Racemes in leaf axis and in leaf whorls.        -   Number of flowers per raceme and/or whorl.—Approximately            10-15, including buds.        -   Number of flowers per plant.—Approximately 60-90.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—4-8 days.        -   Fragrance.—None.-   Flowers:    -   -   Floret form.—5 petals, 1 standard or dorsal (free); 2            lateral or lobed pairs (wing petals), deeply lobed.        -   Floret diameter.—2.7-2.8 cm.        -   Floret height.—2.5-2.7 cm.        -   Color, immature flowers, upper surface.—Dorsal petal: RHS            73A with a RHS 145C spot at the apex. Lateral petal: RHS 73A            with blotches on the basal one-third of the petal between            RHS N57A and RHS N57B.        -   Color, immature flowers, lower surface.—Dorsal petal: RHS            62B. Lateral petal: RHS 62B.        -   Color, mature flowers, upper surface.—Dorsal petal: Between            RHS 73A and RHS 73B with an RHS 145B spot at the apex.            Lateral petal: RHS 73A and RHS N57B blotches on the basal            one-third of the petal.        -   Color, mature flowers, lower surface.—Dorsal petal: RHS 62B.            Lateral petal: RHS 62B.-   Petals:    -   -   Quantity.—5.        -   Dorsal.—Length: 1.1-1.2 cm. Width: 1.4-1.6 cm. Shape:            Orbicular. Apex: Emarginate. Base: Fused. Margin: Entire.            Texture: Papillose.        -   Lateral.—Length: 1.0-1.2 cm. Width: 0.7-1.1 cm. Shape:            Spathulate. Apex: Praemorse. Base: Fused. Margin: Entire.            Texture: Papillose.-   Sepals:    -   -   Quantity.—3, 1 larger than the others, with a spur.        -   Large sepal.—Color: RHS 144B with RHS 144A keel. Length:            0.8-0.9 cm. Width: 0.9-1.0 cm. Shape: Broadly elliptical.            Apex: Acute. Base: Fused. Margin: Entire. Texture: Glabrous.            Spur: Color: RHS 144C but lighter, with a hint of pink, RHS            56D, throughout; darker 1.0 mm tip of RHS 144B. Length:            1.9-2.0 cm.        -   Small sepal.—Color: RHS 144A. Length: 0.4 cm. Width: 0.1 cm.            Shape: Linear. Apex: Acute. Base: Fused. Margin: Entire.            Texture: Glabrous.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Stamens.—5; more or less fused by the anthers and covering            the ovary.        -   Pollen cap color.—RHS N57C.        -   Pollen amount.—Not observed.        -   Pistil.—1, complete.-   Fruit and seed set: Has not been observed.-   Disease and insect resistance: Has not been observed.

COMPARISON WITH KNOWN CULTIVARS

‘Butly Depink’ differs from the female parent, ‘IMY-97-3’ proprietaryline (unpatented), in that ‘Butly Depink’ has a deep pink flower color,more branching, more vigor, and a more trailing habit than ‘IMY-97-3’.‘Butly Depink’ differs from the male parent, ‘SPZ-1-21’ proprietary line(unpatented), in that ‘Butly Depink’ has a deep pink flower color,larger flowers, and is more floriferous than ‘SPZ-1-21’.

‘Butly Depink’ differs from the commercial cultivar ‘Fify Pink’ (U.S.Plant Pat. No. 15,237) in that ‘Butly Depink’ is a larger plant with atrailing habit, has larger leaves, and has a deeper pink flower colorthan ‘Fify Pink’.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant as shown and describedherein.